Container and lock-cover therefor



March 3,1936. L. ElSz-:NMAN 2,032,742

CONTAINER AND LOCK COVER THEREFOR Filed Aug. 23, 1955 Patented Mar. 3, 1936 a UNITED sTATEs PATENT oFFlcE 2,032,742 CONTAINER AND Loox-covert THERFOR lLouis Eisenman, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application August 23, 1935, serial No.- 37,582

9 claims. (o1. 22o-56) This invention relates to improvements in Fig. 2 is a detail side elevational view of one containers having covers or closures, together of the securing means. y A with means for holding or locking the closures Fig. 3 is a detail sectional View along line 3 3, in place. The invention will be described here- Fig. 2. 4

5 inafter more particularly with relation to its ap- Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of certain 5 plication to well known trash or garbage cans', parts of the handle on the cover. y in which it is highly desirable that the cover1 Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the guide memor closure be held securely in place against accibers associated with the closure for the condental removal. tainer.

1u" One of the objects of the present invention is Referring now to the drawing in detail, and l0 to provide a container of the above general charmore particularly to Fig. l, I0 indicates a conacter preferably constructed of sheet metal and tainer which in the present form illustrates the having theusual sheet metal cover, together with usual well known cylindricall garbage or trash simple and practical means directly associated bucket. This is provided with a cover having a with the handle or bail cooperating with these substantially hat top II, an outwardly ared por- 15 parts for securely and efficiently holding the cover tion I2 adapted to rest on the top of the conin place. tainer, and a downwardly extending flange I3 A further object of the invention is to provide surrounding the top and side of the container a device of the above character, having relativefor approximately one inch down. The cover is ly few parts, which may be inexpensively manprovided with a handle member I4 as shown more 20" ufactured and assembled. clearly in Fig. 4, which includes the top or main A further object is to provide a device of the handle portion, the ,two verticals I5, and the latabove character, in which the parts may be easerally extending ears I6 which are adapted to be ily operated and the cover, together with the bail, riveted or otherwise permanently secured to the removed from the container if and when desired, relatively ilat portion II of the cover. 25

as for cleaning. This handle, including the parts I4 and I5, is

A further object is to provide a container of preferably of channel form, that is, each part the above character provided with a'fricton lock, I5 is provided with inwardly'` extending flanges as well as a positive lock, each cooperating with I'I and the part I4 with downwardly extending 3o the other thereby more emciently to hold the side flanges I8.` Movably mounted within this 30 cover in place against accidental removal yet perenclosed portion is an auxiliary handle 20 of mit ready' removal for emptying the container. channel form or provided with upwardly extend- Other objects will be in part obvious from the ing flanges 2| adapted to slide or be guided beannexed drawing and in part hereinafter inditween the two flanges I'I on` the uprights I5. In-f cated in connection therewith by the following terposed between the two flanged portions I4 .6,5v

analysis of this invention. and 20 is a spring member 22, preferably in the- 'Ihis invention accordingly consists inthe feaform of a flat steel strip bent back upon itself tures of construction, combination of parts, and in substantially thermanner shown in Fig. l and in the unique relation of the members and in permanently secured inv any desired manner atV i04 the relatively proportioning and disposition its ends to the under surface of the part I4 and 40' thereof, all as more completely outlined herein. the upper surface of the part 20. Such construc- To enable others skilled in the art to comtion provides forrelative movement of the parts prehend' fully the underlying features of this in- I4 and 20 towards and from each other for rea-Y vention, that they may embody the same by the sons which will be hereinafter more fully exnumerous modiiicationsin structure and relation plained. n Y

contemplated thereby, a drawing depicting one' From Fig. 4 it will be seen thatthe kend memform of the various possible forms of the inbers I5 are slotted as indicated at 234 and' through vention has been annexed as part of this disone of these slots extends an anchoring member closure, and in such drawing like characters of 24, Fig. 1, connected by means of a resilient and v reference denote corresponding parts throughs flexible member 25 with alaterally' movable latch 50A outl all of the views, in whichemember 26 carriedin a housing" 2'I. Thus as the Fig.l 1 is a side elevation of the complete conauxiliary handle 20' moves upwardlywith respect tainer and cover in assembled relation, the han'- to the member I4, the flexible connection withdlebeing shown also in dottedlines in one of its draws the latch member 26 from its' engagement 515- other various positions; with a notch' 28 in the handle or bail 30. Con- 55 sequently, when the parts are shown in the position illustrated in Fig. 1, the bail or handle 30 rests upon the top of the cover handle I4, thus holding the cover securely in place -upon the container and positively preventing its accidental removal, Y By grasping the handle portion I4 and 20 and squeezing the same, the latch 26 may be Withdrawn from the notch 28 whereupon the bail 30 may be raised to the dotted line position and, as the bail and handle member I4 are usually grasped simultaneously, the cover II may be readily removedA from the container in one operation. In other words, an upward pull by inserting the ngers immediately below the handlel portion indicated at I4 will cause the cover and bail to move together.

It will be noted that the vertical portions of the bail 30 pass through U-shaped guide members. 3| shown more clearly in Fig. 5. These "guide" members are secured in any desired mannerzas by means of rivets 32 to the side portions of the cover II as shown in Fig. 1. The lower ends of the bail 30 are bent outwardly and each carries a roller 33 as shown more clearly in Fig. 2. This roller is riveted to the bent-over end of the bail 30 as indicated at 34 and travels vertically in a tubular shell 35 having a rectangular cross-section as indicated in Fig'. 3. A vertical groove 36 at one side accommodates the handle while the housing 35 accommodates the roller 33. A removableplate 3I is adapted'to be slipped into guide grooves 39, Fig. 3, and the housing is provided Ywith laterally extending ears 38 which are secured in'any desired manner by means of rivets 40 to the container I0.

It will be noted that the upper parts of the sides of the' housing 35, Fig'. 2, are bent inwardly as indicated at 4I thereby to prevent the roller 33 from pulling out of the' top of the casing and at the, same' time vpermit a free swinging of the bail to either side. However, the plate 36 terminates justY short of thetopmost position of the roller 33 whereby the roller may be moved laterally inwardly against the natural resiliency of 'the bailV 30 and thenY slipped out of the rear top of theihousing 35 as will be apparent from Fig..3. Y n

` Itwill further be noted that the downwardly extending side walls of the housing 35 as shown in Fig. 2 taper very slightly inwardly. Thus when the roller 33 is .in its topmost position there is clearance of several thousandths of an inch on each-side, but when -depressed to the lowermost or dotted rline position as shown in Fig. 2, then' sition. Likewise the cover maybe locked in operativerelation to the bail when sealing the container or when removed from the containeron theupward movement of the bail. This has certain marked advantages inasmuch as that when the cover is raisedupwardlywith the bail, the cover and bail may be swung together laterally to-eitherside thereby facilitating in theemptying of the container. l Y llillie operation ofthe-above described device Will be obvious to those skilled in the art. VIt may be stated, however, that when it is desired to close the container and lock the same in position then the cover II is placed over the top of the bucket ID and the bail forcibly pressed down to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1. The bail holds the cover in place and is frictonally locked by the rollers which are then in their lowermost position within the housing 35. When it is desired to remove the cover, the two parts of the handle shown in Fig. 4 are squeezed together and moved relatively upwardly, thus withdrawing the rollers 33 from their frictional engagement with the side walls of the housing 35 and,

when the rollers reach their topmost position as shown in Fig. 2, the bail with the cover may be `turned toone side or the other of the container as desired, thereby permitting easy removal of the contents'. The bail and cover are then swung back toa position above the bucket and the cover, either with or Nwithout the handle, depressed to covering position. If theY cover is depressed alone, then the notch 42 at the end of the bail will be in position to receive the latch member 26 and thereby positively lock the cover upon the'container.

It is thus seen that the present invention contemplates a simple and practical device well adapted to accomplish, among others, all of the objects and advantages herein set forth.

Without further analysis the foregoing will vso .fully reveal the gist of this invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting certain features that, frornfthestandpoint of the prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specic aspects of this invention and, therefore, such adaptations shouldl and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalency of the following claims.

i 1. A locking closure'f-or crzont-ainer-s having'a Y pivotally mounted movable bail, guide members.

mounted on the sides of the containerY in which the ends of the bail are adapted to move, .said guide members being wedge-shaped Vwhereby when the bail is depressed thelower ends thereof hold the closure on the container.

l 2. A locking closure for containers having a pivotally mountedbail, rollers at the lower ends of thebail, locking members including wedgeshaped guides at the sides of the container adapted to receive the rollers on the ends ofY said bail and to frictionally grip the rollers and hold the bail in depressedv position, .thereby retaining have a wedging locking-engagement thereby tov the cover in locked position uponfthe-container.L

3. A locking closure forY containers having a pivotally mounted bail, rollers at the'lower ends of the bail, locking V,members including wedgeshaped guidesV at the Vsides of the container adapted to receivethe rollers on the ends of said` bail and to frictionally grip the rollers and hold the bail in depressed position, thereby retaining the cover in locked position upon the container, and a positive locking means carried by the cover of the containerv engaging the bail. y

4. A locking closurefor containers having a pivotally mounted bail,rollers,at the lower ends of the bail, lockingmembers including wedgeshaped guides at the sides of the container adapted to receive the rollers on the ends of said bail and. to'-frietimally v grip the rollers land ghold the bail in depressed position, therebygjeltaining the cover in locked position upon the container, and a positive locking means carried by the cover of the container engaging the bail in either the uppermost or lowermost position of said bail.

5. A locking closure for containers having a pivotally mounted bail, rollers at the lower ends of the bail, locking members including wedgeshaped guides at the sides of the container adapted to receive the rollers on the ends of said bail and to frictionally grip the rollers and hold the bail in depressed position, thereby retaining the cover i'n locked position upon the container, a positive locking means carried by the cover of the container engaging the bail, said locking means including a laterally movable latch, and means on the cover adapted to withdraw said latch, said bail having a notch adapted to be engaged by the latch.

6. A locking closure for containers having a pivotally mounted bail, a handle mounted upon the cover of the container, guide members at the sides of the cover through which the vertical side portions of the bail are adapted to pass, a latch member mounted upon the cover and passing through one of said guide members to engage one of the vertical side portions of the bail, and means associated With the handle of the cover for Withdrawing the latch from its engagement with the bail.

7. A locking closure for containers having a pivotally mounted bail, tapered housing members mounted at the sides of the container adapted to receive the ends of the bail and hold the cover in place, and means permitting removal of the bail from said members when desired.

3. A locking closure for containers having a pivotally mounted bail, tapered housing members mounted at the sides of the container adapted to receive the ends of the bail and hold the cover in place, and means permitting removal of the bail from said members when desired, said means including cut-away portions at one side of the members whereby the ends of the bail may move laterally inwardly against the natural resiliency of the bail when it is desired to remove the ends of the bail from the members.

9. A locking closure for containers having a pivotally mounted bail, housing members at the sides of the container adapted to receive the ends -of the bail whereby it may occupy either an upper 

